Criminal complaint filed against Kejriwal, other AAP leaders in Punjab

A Ludhiana court on Thursday accepted a criminal complaint by a Moga resident who alleged Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had tried to create communal tension in Punjab during his 5-day visit to the poll-bound state.

A Ludhiana court on Thursday accepted a criminal complaint by a Moga resident who alleged Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had tried to create communal tension in Punjab during his 5-day visit to the poll-bound state.

In a complaint, Jagdeep Singh, president of NGO Smajik Jagriti Front, alleged Kejriwal and other AAP leaders had published pamphlets carrying pictures of former Khalistani militant jarnail Singh Bhindranwale on the latter’s birthday on February 12.

Arvind Kejriwal was on five-day tour to Punjab.
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“These pamphlets were pasted on all important places, especially near Gurdwaras, which can lead to communal tension in the state,” the complaint says.

“They (AAP) also wanted to celebrate the anniversary of Bhindranwale as it is eyeing to contest the 2017 assembly polls in Punjab.”

Kejriwal’s tour to Punjab ended Monday amid a protest and attack on his car in Ludhiana.

The complaint said the AAP leaders “hatched a criminal conspiracy” to circulate the pamphlets in order to destroy communal harmony and spread terrorism in the state. It said the controversial pamphlets were also circulated on social media.